MASKS TO UNVEIL! CHAPTER 8: TO THE RESCUE
Sencha stood in front of Imperial Concubine Yen's chamber and clenched her fists. Even the empress told her to be obedient. Will Naxzi be the same? She closed her eyes and lowered her head.
The maids she slapped came running to the door and smiled at her cunningly. She almost punched them when three guards forcefully pushed her into the mansion and she yelled, telling them to stop.
"Stop!! I can walk on my own!!" She shouted but the guards didn't seem to hear her and made her kneel in front of the mansion. She looked at the door and one of the maids, whom she slapped earlier, slapped her stronger than she did earlier. Sencha panted and breathed with difficulty due to pain.
She looked at the maid again and the maid laughed at her softly. The maid touched her slapped cheek and pouted, "Awww, you look helpless. How does it feel?" She slyly asked with a crafty smile plastered on her face. Sencha was about to rip the maids' face if not for the fact that her hands were already tied up in her back.
She struggled to break free, but she couldn't. The ropes have magic which drains her energy and the power. The blood came down from her mouth and she couldn't wipe it away. The life here was definitely heavier and harder. She gulped the blood and it tasted so gross. She glared at the maid and the maid slightly flinched.
The maid was about to slap her when a voice stopped her. It was a canny voicer that Sencha found out that her end must have been in this place and not in her father's palm. She huffed and she felt that her energy was being drained out. Due to her weakness, she couldn't unbind herself from the rope and her tears fell down unconsciously. The rope was getting tight the more she tried to escape.
What is happening to her?
"Stop that, Jana." Imperial Concubine Yen went out of her room and smiled at her, as her dress was revealing one of her shoulders. She smiled at Sencha and sat on the chair that was placed behind her. with her elegance, no one could tell the ruthlessness she has in her hands.
Sencha lowered her head and shook it. She was getting dizzier as seconds passed.
"Why are you here, Your Highness?" Loushin asked, not untying the rope on Sencha's wrists.
Sencha straightened her posture and begged.
"Forgive me for my incompetence and ignorance. I neglected my place and *cough* Please forgive me for beating your maids up. I will never do it again."
"Oohh? Shall we deal it with how you beat them then?" Loushin took the whip from Jana and smiled at Sencha, approaching her with her wicked and small strides.
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Naxzi, who was calmly sitting on his wheelchair, rested his head on his palm, listening to Sanc's report,
"Yes, that's true. What Her Highness said was true. Her father detested her, and she is also known as the monster in the family because she only has the Blue Power while her younger sister has the Lavender power. Because of their differences, her father favors Xian Zyndellia, her younger sister, giving her gifts. However, when Her Highness did something which made her father mad, her father will punish her such as not giving her food for one week or four days. Her father would also beat her up using guards until she faints, which is why she couldn't accomplish the Lavender power."
Sanc stopped and looked at Naxzi's changing expression.
"Differences? What's the reason why my father gave us the marriage?"
Sanc bowed and continued, "It's because as he said 'Useless people flock together.' He mentioned that once you got married, he won't have to think of another woman but her since she is almost like you."
"Like me, you say? Does that mean she isn't one of Official Yen's people?"
"How would she? Official Yen doesn't even know that she would be marrying you. And as I have investigated, the two never met up, or seen each other secretly. Her Highness doesn't know Official Yen's face and Official Yen likes Xian more."
"Does that mean Xian has the possibility that she is one of Yen's people?" Naxzi frowned.
Sanc shook his head, "No one from the Zyndellia family is acquainted with Yen's because they are currently in discord."
"You mean…" Naxzi turned to Sanc and Sanc nodded.
"That's right. There is no chance that Xian nor Sencha is one of Yen's people. They are safe." Sanc smiled, relieved, and patted his chest. He was worried that the crown prince's life would be endangered in a riskier situation. But since there's no evidence, Sanc felt fine.
Naxzi pressed her temples and breathed out.
"So, did you do it?" Sanc sounded eager and curious. He was asking about the first night he had with his wife and Naxzi hit Sanc's stomach with a light punch. Sanc groaned and frowned.
"You didn't?" Sanc's face had sunken and was in disbelief.
Naxzi looked at him in a scolding way and told him, "I am a paralyzed person! How am I supposed to do 'it' with her?" he sounded as if it was a matter of fact.
Sanc tsked with a shake of his head. "You can! Your legs are the one paralyzed not that 'thing!'" Sanc laughed and Naxzi felt that his head was throbbing when someone, one of his shadow guard, reported him,
"The Crown princess is being held captive in Imperial Concubine Yen's chamber! She is being beaten by a whip, Your Majesty!" the shadow said and Naxzi opened his eyes, and turned to Sanc.
"She can never be one of Yen's people then. Let's go quickly."
Sanc nodded and hastily pushed him.
After a while, Sanc opened the gate of Imperial Concubine Yen's chamber and was stunned to see that the Crown Princess was already bathed with blood. Naxzi clenched his fists and took Sencha with his Violet Power. It was the fourth lowest level of magic.
Loushin snickered and told him, "Your wife is really something, Your Highness~" She smiled and threw the blooded whip on the ground. She crossed her legs in a provocative way and looked at Naxzi.
Naxzi checked Sencha's body, which was trembling and the rope that was tied on her wrists was untied by Sanc. Sanc unsheathed his sword and killed all the guards that he saw hit Sencha.
Naxzi slowly lifted his gaze, as he carried Sencha on his lap as he sat on the wheelchair. It seems that Sencha was slowly losing consciousness.
"Husband… why.. are.. *cough* you h-here?" Sencha weakly asked as he deeply furrowed, seeing the state she was in. The blood on the floor made Loushin terrified and she was covered with a fan by a maid. Naxzi was very unhappy about this. He could accept it if it was only him, but if someone dares to threaten him using his wife, he won't lay back. How dare they!
Naxzi tilted his head and warned Loushin. "Take this as a lesson otherwise you'd regret it."
He then turned around with Sanc pushing him away. Loushin wanted to do more, but she had to give up and silently ordered everyone to deal and clean the front yard before she got furious.
Sencha opened her eyes from time to time and was panting. Sanc did his best to arrive on time and it wasn't in vain. Sanc locked the door behind him and Naxzi momentarily stood up to put Sencha on the bed. When Sencha opened her eyes, it appeared as if Sanc was the one who put her on the bed, while Naxzi ordered Sanc to get towels and a lukewarm water.
Her beautiful dress has been covered up with blood and he hated it and hissed. He didn't take off her clothes as Sanc hadn't arrived yet.
Sencha opened her eyes and held Naxzi's hand. "… H-how… do *cough* you l-live he-here, husband…?" She was so fragile that her tears fell down. He sighed and wiped her tears away with his hand.
"Stop talking."
"… Sorry… *cough* *cough* I created a mess."
Naxzi shook his head and consoled her, "Don't worry about that and rest for now."
With his kind assurance, she closed her eyes and instantly drifted off to sleep.
When Sanc arrived, Naxzi demanded him to leave him and guard the door as he cleaned Sencha.
He was hesitant at first, but he took off her outer garments and when it was only her inner garments, he gasped at how the scars on her body were visible. He touched it and she groaned softly. He lowered his hand and carefully cleaned the blood off her back.
The people who did this must pay! He was mad. How dare they touch his wife?! Naxzi leaned forward and mischievously smiled after putting new clothes on her body. He didn't dare take off all her clothes or else he'll lose all of his sanity.
He coughed when he was done changing her clothes and gripped the bed. She looks sexy. How the hell she look so sexy and beautiful? It's making him crazy.